Title :
Software defect-removal efficiency
Author_Institution :
Software Productivity Res. Inc., Burlington, MA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Defect-removal efficiency-the percentage of bugs eliminated by software reviews, inspections and tests-is a powerful software quality metric that should be understood by everyone in the software business. Many top companies have used this metric since the 1960s. In fact, one of the most common attributes of “best in class” companies is that their software managers, programmers and quality assurance staff know their defect-removal efficiency levels. This rather simple metric can lead to some very sophisticated analyses and change “quality” from an ambiguous, amorphous term to a tangible factor
Keywords :
inspection; program debugging; software metrics; software quality; best-in-class companies; bug elimination; programmers; quality assurance staff; software defect-removal efficiency; software inspections; software managers; software quality metric; software reviews; software tests; Aggregates; Amorphous materials; Companies; Computer bugs; Inspection; Productivity; Quality assurance; Quality management; Software quality; Software testing;
